Child Abuse and the Legal System Inger J. Sagatun and Leonard P. Edwards. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1995. 293 pp. $44.95 hardback, ISBN 0-8304-1207-7

Social Work ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-208
Author(s):  
M. Huxtable
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Legal System

scholarly journals Response to Vanessa Deverson On 'Child Abuse And Neglect: Mandatory Reporting And The Legal Profession'

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Caruso
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Reporting Laws

This comment responds to Vanessa Deverson’s article titled ‘Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandatory Reporting and the Legal Profession’ and examines whether it is desirable for lawyers to be required to report child abuse and neglect that may be revealed by their clients. The comment begins by articulating the role of the legal profession, and explains how it differs from other professions. Part I explains that an obligation to report child abuse would fundamentally change the role of the legal profession in defending or asserting the rights, liberties and liabilities of their clients. Part II argues that even if mandatory reporting were to be brought in, it would be unlikely achieve its intended purpose because it would create suspicion towards the legal profession and undermine its role. The final Part discusses current South Australian draft legislation aimed at protecting children and argues that this may be a more appropriate route. The comment concludes that current Northern Territory reporting laws do not belong in a legal system that depends on clients having confidence in their lawyers.

Child abuse in the context of parental separation and divorce: New reality and a new intervention model

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Thea Brown ◽  
Rosemary Sheehan ◽  
Margarita Frederico ◽  
Lesley Hewitt
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Parental Separation ◽  
Intervention Model

Child abuse allegations in the context of parental separation and divorce have long been seen as merely weapons fashioned by angry and vindictive parents involved in separation and divorce wars. They have been disregarded on the basis that they were unlikely to be real.However recent research from Australia and overseas has shown that this picture is not true. Child abuse in this context is real and it is serious. Moreover the research has shown that the socio-legal system does not serve children caught in this situation at all well.The Magellan program, a world first experimental program to overcome the problems for these children and their families as they progress through the socio-legal system, was introduced by a consortium of agencies in Victoria recently. This article reports on the program and its outcomes, and considers implications of some of the components of the new program for the various professionals working with this issue.

Residents' attitudes toward the legal system and court testimony in child abuse

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry G. Jones ◽  
Cynthia Porter Rickert ◽  
Judieth Balentine ◽  
Louanne Lawson ◽  
Vaughn I. Rickert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Court Testimony ◽  
Residents Attitudes
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